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AB56-ASA1,320,54 48.685 (1) (ao) “Congregate care facility” means a group home, shelter care
5facility, or residential care center for children and youth.
AB56-ASA1,537 6Section 537 . 48.685 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,320,107 48.685 (1) (ap) “Congregate care worker” means an adult who works in a
8congregate care facility. “Congregate care worker” includes a person who has or is
9seeking a license to operate a congregate care facility and does not include an unpaid
10volunteer.
AB56-ASA1,538 11Section 538 . 48.685 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,320,1612 48.685 (1) (c) 2. A violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.12, 940.19
13(2), (4), (5), or (6), 940.22 (2) or (3), 940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295,
14942.09 (2), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2) or (5) (a) 1., 2., 3., or 4., 948.05,
15948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.081, 948.085, 948.11 (2) (a) or (am),
16948.12, 948.13, 948.21 (2), 948.215, 948.30, or 948.53.
AB56-ASA1,539 17Section 539 . 48.685 (2) (am) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,321,518 48.685 (2) (am) 5. Information maintained by the department of health services
19under this section and under ss. 48.623 (6) (am) 2. and (bm) 5., 48.75 (1m), and 48.979
20(1) (b) regarding any denial to the person of a license, or continuation or renewal of
21a license to operate an entity, or of payments under s. 48.623 (6) for operating an
22entity, for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 5. and regarding any denial to the
23person of employment at, a contract with, or permission to reside at an entity or of
24permission to reside with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. for a reason
25specified in sub. (4m) (b) 1. to 5. If the information obtained under this subdivision

1indicates that the person has been denied a license, or continuation or renewal of a
2license, payments, employment, a contract, or permission to reside as described in
3this subdivision, the department, a county department, or a child welfare agency
4need not obtain the information specified in subds. 1. to 4., and the department need
5not obtain a fingerprint-based background check under par. (ba).
AB56-ASA1,540 6Section 540 . 48.685 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,321,117 48.685 (2) (b) (intro.) Every entity shall obtain all of the following with respect
8to a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. or am. of the entity and, with respect to
9a nonclient resident of a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am., and with respect
10to a congregate care worker, except a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. b.,
of the
11entity:
AB56-ASA1,541 12Section 541 . 48.685 (2) (ba) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,321,1913 48.685 (2) (ba) If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
14or (b) is a congregate care worker, the department shall obtain a fingerprint-based
15check of the national crime information databases, as defined in 28 USC 534 (f) (3)
16(A), unless the search has been terminated under par. (am) 5. or (b) 5m. The
17department, county department, or child welfare agency may release any
18information obtained under this paragraph only as permitted under 32 USC 20962
19(e).
AB56-ASA1,542 20Section 542 . 48.685 (2) (bb) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,322,1221 48.685 (2) (bb) If information obtained under par. (am) or, (b), or (ba) indicates
22a charge of a serious crime, but does not completely and clearly indicate the final
23disposition of the charge, the department, county department, child welfare agency,
24or entity shall make every reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to determine
25the final disposition of the charge. If a background information form under sub. (6)

1(a) or (am) indicates a charge or a conviction of a serious crime, but information
2obtained under par. (am) or, (b) , or (ba) does not indicate such a charge or conviction,
3the department, county department, child welfare agency, or entity shall make every
4reasonable effort to contact the clerk of courts to obtain a copy of the criminal
5complaint and the final disposition of the complaint. If information obtained under
6par. (am) or, (b), or (ba), a background information form under sub. (6) (a) or (am),
7or any other information indicates a conviction of a violation of s. 940.19 (1), 940.195,
8940.20, 941.30, 942.08, 947.01 (1), or 947.013 obtained not more than 5 years before
9the date on which that information was obtained, the department, county
10department, child welfare agency, or entity shall make every reasonable effort to
11contact the clerk of courts to obtain a copy of the criminal complaint and judgment
12of conviction relating to that violation.
AB56-ASA1,543 13Section 543 . 48.685 (2) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,322,2214 48.685 (2) (bg) If an entity employs or contracts with a caregiver or congregate
15care worker
for whom, within the last year, the information required under par. (b)
161m. to 3m. and 5m. has already been obtained by another entity, the entity may
17obtain that information from that other entity, which shall provide the information,
18if possible, to the requesting entity. If an entity cannot obtain the information
19required under par. (b) 1m. to 3m. and 5m. from another entity or if an entity has
20reasonable grounds to believe that any information obtained from another entity is
21no longer accurate, the entity shall obtain that information from the sources
22specified in par. (b) 1m. to 3m. and 5m.
AB56-ASA1,544 23Section 544 . 48.685 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,323,1724 48.685 (2) (bm) If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
25or (b) is not a resident of this state, or if at any time within the 5 years preceding the

1date of the search that person has not been a resident of this state, or if the
2department, county department, child welfare agency, or entity determines that the
3person's employment, licensing, or state court records provide a reasonable basis for
4further investigation, the department, county department, child welfare agency, or
5entity shall make a good faith effort to obtain from any state or other United States
6jurisdiction in which the person is a resident or was a resident within the 5 years
7preceding the date of the search information that is equivalent to the information
8specified in par. (am) 1. or (b) 1m. The department, county department, child welfare
9agency, or entity may require the person to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards,
10each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints, or by other technologies
11approved by law enforcement agencies. The department of justice may provide for
12the submission of the fingerprint cards or fingerprints by other technologies to the
13federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person
14fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrests and convictions.
15The department, county department, or child welfare agency may not use any
16information obtained under this paragraph for any purpose other than a search of
17the person's background under par. (am) or (b).
AB56-ASA1,545 18Section 545 . 48.685 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,324,319 48.685 (2) (c) 1. If the person who is the subject of the search under par. (am)
20is seeking an initial license to operate a foster home or is seeking relicensure after
21a break in licensure, the department, county department, or child welfare agency
22shall request under 42 USC 16962 34 USC 20962 (b) a fingerprint-based check of the
23national crime information databases, as defined in 28 USC 534 (f) (3) (A). If that
24person is seeking subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (6), the
25department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more or county department

1shall request that fingerprint-based check. The department, county department, or
2child welfare agency may release any information obtained under this subdivision
3only as permitted under 42 USC 16962 34 USC 20962 (e).
AB56-ASA1,546 4Section 546 . 48.685 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,324,85 48.685 (2) (d) Every entity shall maintain, or shall contract with another
6person to maintain, the most recent background information obtained on a caregiver
7or congregate care worker under par. (b). The information shall be made available
8for inspection by authorized persons, as defined by the department by rule.
AB56-ASA1,547 9Section 547 . 48.685 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,324,1410 48.685 (3) (b) Every 4 years or at any time within that period that an entity
11considers appropriate, the entity shall request the information specified in sub. (2)
12(b) 1m. to 5m. for all persons who are caregivers specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. a. or am.
13of the entity and for all nonclient residents of a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1.
14am. of the entity
subject to sub. (2) (b).
AB56-ASA1,548 15Section 548 . 48.685 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,324,1816 48.685 (3) (c) Every 4 years or at any time within that period that the
17department considers appropriate, the department shall obtain the information
18specified in sub. (2) (ba) for all persons who are congregate care workers.
AB56-ASA1,549 19Section 549 . 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,324,2420 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. That the person has been convicted of a serious crime or
21adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 10th birthday for committing a serious
22crime or that the person is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency
23petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her
2410th birthday
.
AB56-ASA1,550 25Section 550 . 48.685 (4m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,325,5
148.685 (4m) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, and except as provided in
2sub. (5), an entity may not employ or contract with a caregiver specified in sub. (1)
3(ag) 1. a. or am. or a congregate care worker or permit a nonclient resident to reside
4at the entity or with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. of the entity if the
5entity knows or should have known any of the following:
AB56-ASA1,551 6Section 551 . 48.685 (4m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,325,117 48.685 (4m) (b) 1. That the person has been convicted of a serious crime or
8adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 10th birthday for committing a serious
9crime or that the person is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency
10petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her
1110th birthday
.
AB56-ASA1,552 12Section 552 . 48.685 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,326,213 48.685 (4m) (c) If the background information form completed by a person
14under sub. (6) (am) indicates that the person is not ineligible to be employed or
15contracted with for a reason specified in par. (b) 1. to 5., an entity may employ or
16contract with the person for not more than 45 days pending the receipt of the
17information sought under sub. (2) (am) or (b) and (ba). If the background information
18form completed by a person under sub. (6) (am) indicates that the person is not
19ineligible to be permitted to reside at an entity or with a caregiver specified in sub.
20(1) (ag) 1. am. for a reason specified in par. (b) 1. to 5. and if an entity otherwise has
21no reason to believe that the person is ineligible to be permitted to reside at an entity
22or with that caregiver for any of those reasons, the entity may permit the person to
23reside at the entity or with the caregiver for not more than 45 days pending receipt
24of the information sought under sub. (2) (am) or (b) and (ba). An entity shall provide

1supervision for a person who is employed, contracted with, or permitted to reside as
2permitted under this paragraph.
AB56-ASA1,553 3Section 553 . 48.685 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,326,84 48.685 (4m) (d) If the department learns that a caregiver, congregate care
5worker,
or nonclient resident is the subject of a pending investigation for a crime or
6offense that, under this subsection or sub. (5), could result in a bar to employment
7as a caregiver or residence being a caregiver, working, or residing at an entity, the
8department may notify the entity of the pending investigation.
AB56-ASA1,554 9Section 554 . 48.685 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,326,1910 48.685 (5m) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, the department may refuse to license
11a person to operate an entity, a county department or a child welfare agency may
12refuse to license a foster home under s. 48.62, the department in a county having a
13population of 750,000 or more or a county department may refuse to provide
14subsidized guardianship payments to a person under s. 48.623 (6), and an entity may
15refuse to employ or contract with a caregiver or congregate care worker or permit a
16nonclient resident to reside at the entity or with a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag)
171. am. of the entity if the person has been convicted of an offense that is not a serious
18crime, but that is, in the estimation of the department, county department, child
19welfare agency, or entity, substantially related to the care of a client.
AB56-ASA1,555 20Section 555 . 48.685 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,326,2521 48.685 (6) (am) Every 4 years an entity shall require all of its caregivers and
22all
, nonclient residents of the entity or of a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am.
23of the entity
, congregate care workers, and nonclient residents of a caregiver
24specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am.
to complete a background information form that is
25provided to the entity by the department.
AB56-ASA1,556
1Section 556. 48.685 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,327,102 48.685 (8) The department, the department of health services, a county
3department, or a child welfare agency may charge a fee for obtaining the information
4required under sub. (2) (am) or (3) (a), for providing information to an entity to enable
5the entity to comply with sub. (2) (b) or (3) (b), or for obtaining and submitting
6fingerprints under sub. (2) (ba) or (bm) or (3) (c). The fee may not exceed the
7reasonable cost of obtaining the information or of obtaining and submitting
8fingerprints. No fee may be charged to a nurse aide, as defined in s. 146.40 (1) (d),
9for obtaining or maintaining information or for obtaining and submitting
10fingerprints if to do so would be inconsistent with federal law.
AB56-ASA1,557 11Section 557 . 48.686 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,327,1412 48.686 (1) (ac) “Approval” means a child care center license under s. 48.65, a
13child care provider certification under s. 48.651, or a contract with a child care
14provider under s. 120.13 (14).
AB56-ASA1,558 15Section 558 . 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1,559 16Section 559 . 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. a. of the statutes is renumbered 48.686 (1) (ag)
171. and amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,327,1918 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. An employee or independent contractor of a child care
19program who is involved in the care or supervision of clients.
AB56-ASA1,560 20Section 560 . 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. b. of the statutes is renumbered 48.686 (1) (ag)
211m. and amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,327,2422 48.686 (1) (ag) 1m. Involved in the care or supervision of clients of a child care
23program or
A person who has direct contact and unsupervised access to clients of a
24child care program.
AB56-ASA1,561 25Section 561 . 48.686 (1) (ar) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1,562
1Section 562. 48.686 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,328,42 48.686 (1) (bm) “Nonclient resident” “Household member" means a person who
3is age 10 or older, who resides, or is expected to reside, at a child care program, and
4who is not a client of the child care program or caregiver.
AB56-ASA1,563 5Section 563 . 48.686 (1) (bo) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,328,66 48.686 (1) (bo) “Licensing entity” means all of the following:
AB56-ASA1,328,77 1. The department when licensing a child care center under s. 48.65.
AB56-ASA1,328,108 2. The department in a county with a population of 750,000 or more, a county
9department, or an agency or Indian tribe contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) when
10certifying a child care provider under s. 48.651.
AB56-ASA1,328,1211 3. A school board when contracting with a child care provider under s. 120.13
12(14).
AB56-ASA1,564 13Section 564 . 48.686 (1) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,328,1814 48.686 (1) (bp) “Noncaregiver employee” means a person who provides services
15to a child care program as an employee or a contractor and is not a caregiver, but
16whose work at the child care program provides the ability to move freely throughout
17the premises and opportunities for interactions with clients of the child care
18program.
AB56-ASA1,565 19Section 565 . 48.686 (1) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,328,2320 48.686 (1) (c) 5. A violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.21,
21940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 940.23, 940.305, 940.31, 941.20 (2) or (3), 941.21, 943.02,
22943.03,
943.04, 943.10 (2), 943.32 (2), or 948.081, 948.21 (1) (a), 948.215, or 948.53
23(2) (b) 1
.
AB56-ASA1,566 24Section 566 . 48.686 (1) (c) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,329,8
148.686 (1) (c) 9. A violation of s. 125.075 (1), 125.085 (3) (a) 2., 125.105 (2) (b),
2125.66 (3), 125.68 (12), 940.09, 940.19 (2), (4), (5), or (6), 940.20, 940.203, 940.205,
3940.207, 940.25, or 943.23 (1g), a violation of s. 948.51 (2) that is a felony under s.
4948.51 (3) (b) or (c),
a violation of s. 346.63 (1), (2), (5), or (6) that is a felony under
5s. 346.65 (2) (am) 4., 5., 6., or 7. or (f), (2j) (d), or (3m), or an offense under ch. 961 that
6is a felony, if the person completed his or her sentence, including any probation,
7parole, or extended supervision, or was discharged by the department of corrections,
8less than 5 years before the date of the investigation under sub. (2) (am)
.
AB56-ASA1,567 9Section 567 . 48.686 (1) (c) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,329,1410 48.686 (1) (c) 10. A violation of s. 948.22 (2), if the person completed his or her
11sentence, including any probation, parole, or extended supervision, or was
12discharged by the department of corrections, less than 5 years before the date of the
13investigation under sub. (2) (am),
unless the person has paid all arrearages due and
14is meeting his or her current support obligations.
AB56-ASA1,568 15Section 568 . 48.686 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,329,2516 48.686 (2) (a) The department A licensing entity shall require any person who
17applies for issuance of an initial license approval to operate a child care center under
18s. 48.65, a school board shall require any person who proposes an initial contract with
19the school board under s. 120.13 (14), and the department in a county having a
20population of 750,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with
21under s. 48.651 (2) shall require any child care provider who applies for initial
22certification under s. 48.651
program to submit the information required for a
23background check request under par. (ag). A If the licensing entity is a school board,
24county department, or contracted agency or tribe, the licensing entity shall submit
25the completed background information request to the department.
AB56-ASA1,569
1Section 569. 48.686 (2) (ab) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,330,82 48.686 (2) (ab) Each child care program shall submit a request to the
3department for a criminal background check for each potential caregiver,
4noncaregiver employee,
and potential nonclient resident household member prior to
5the date on which an individual becomes a caregiver, noncaregiver employee, or
6nonclient resident household member, and at least once during every 5-year period
7for each existing caregiver, noncaregiver employee, or nonclient resident household
8member
, except if all of the following apply to the individual:
AB56-ASA1,330,129 1. The caregiver, potential caregiver, nonclient resident, or potential nonclient
10resident
individual has received a background check as described in par. (am) while
11employed working or seeking employment by work with another child care program
12within the state within the last 5 years.
AB56-ASA1,330,1513 2. The department provided to the child care program under subd. 1. a
14qualifying background check result for the caregiver, potential caregiver, nonclient
15resident, or potential nonclient resident
individual.
AB56-ASA1,330,1916 3. The caregiver, potential caregiver, nonclient resident, or potential nonclient
17resident is employed by
individual works or resides at a child care program within
18the state or has been separated from employment work or residence at a child care
19program within the state for a period of not more than 180 consecutive days.
AB56-ASA1,570 20Section 570 . 48.686 (2) (ag) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,330,2221 48.686 (2) (ag) 1. b. Any additional information that the department deems
22necessary to perform the criminal background check.
AB56-ASA1,571 23Section 571 . 48.686 (2) (ag) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,331,3
148.686 (2) (ag) 2. A request for a criminal background check is considered
2submitted on the day that the department receives all of the information required
3under subd. 1.
AB56-ASA1,572 4Section 572 . 48.686 (2) (ag) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,331,85 48.686 (2) (ag) 3. The requester of a background check under this paragraph
6shall submit all fees required by the department pursuant to the instructions
7provided by the department, not to exceed the actual cost of conducting the criminal
8background check.
AB56-ASA1,573 9Section 573 . 48.686 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,331,1310 48.686 (2) (am) (intro.) Upon receipt of a request submitted under par. (a) or
11(ab), the department shall obtain all of the following with respect to a caregiver or
12a nonclient resident who is not under 10 years of age the individual who is the subject
13of the request
:
AB56-ASA1,574 14Section 574 . 48.686 (2) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,331,1615 48.686 (2) (am) 1. A fingerprint-based or name-based criminal history search
16from the records maintained by the department of justice.
AB56-ASA1,575 17Section 575 . 48.686 (2) (am) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,331,1918 48.686 (2) (am) 10. A search of the department's criminal background check
19records.
AB56-ASA1,576 20Section 576 . 48.686 (2) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,331,2421 48.686 (2) (ar) After receiving a request under par. (a) or (ab), the department
22shall conduct the criminal background check as expeditiously as possible and shall
23make a good faith effort to complete all components of the criminal background check
24no later than 45 days after the date on which the request was submitted.
AB56-ASA1,577 25Section 577 . 48.686 (2) (bd) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,332,11
148.686 (2) (bd) Notwithstanding par. (am), the department is not required to
2obtain the information specified in par. (am) 1. to 10., with respect to a person
3household member under 18 years of age whose background check request under par.
4(ag) indicates that the person household member is not ineligible to be permitted to
5reside at a child care program for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 8. and with
6respect to whom the department otherwise has no reason to believe that the person
7is ineligible to be permitted to reside at the child care program for any of those
8reasons. This paragraph does not preclude the department from obtaining, at its
9discretion, the information specified in par. (am) 1. to 10. with respect to a person
10household member described in this paragraph who is a nonclient resident or a
11potential nonclient resident of a child care program
.
AB56-ASA1,578 12Section 578 . 48.686 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,332,2013 48.686 (3) (am) Every year or at any time that the department considers
14appropriate, the department may request the information specified in sub. (2) (am)
151. to 5. for all caregivers under sub. (1) (ag) 2., nonclient residents of such a caregiver,
16and caregivers under sub. (1) (ag) 1. who have direct contact with clients. For the
17purposes of this paragraph, “direct contact” means face-to-face physical proximity
18to a client that affords the opportunity to commit abuse or neglect of a client or to
19misappropriate the property of a client
, noncaregiver employees, and household
20members
.
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